The traditional green benefits of a conservatory are well known to most of us by now but perhaps you want to squeeze even more environmental friendliness out of yours. In this case, it is a good idea to consider adding some blinds to it.

Not because they are cheaper, because they are better for keeping heat in or the sun out. The blinds I bought are made from bamboo, no worries about plastic or waste of trees. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to use products made from hemp.

Wednesday July 24, 2013, 10:09 am
That's what gets me Kit. We can use bamboo but not hemp which is a durable plant with high yield; low water requirements and does not require fertilizer and pesticides and is natural to NA. Bamboo takes a long time to grow and the excised bamboo from indigenous forests results in species endangerment. Hemp does not.

Wednesday July 24, 2013, 1:18 pm
OK, this is off topic but I just have to share. I am having some eyeglasses issues right now and I first read this as "The Additional Green Benefits of Conservatives With Blinds." And I thought, "Don't they already wear them?"